Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Still, the tougher laws don’t work for the tough guys (aka mazhory) who remain secure in the belief they can get away with murder. (The tougher laws certainly didn’t work for the tough Mercedes S600 guy who ignored traffic lights and hit a woman at full speed. The woman died. The driver, DUI, attempted to flee the scene.)

STB caught the act on its candid camera and took the footage to the top brass at the DAI (spelled da-yi), the country’s highway patrol police.

Cop 1 detected three violations, for a total of Hr. 1,500 ($195) in fines, but added that the footage cannot be used as evidence. Cop 2 found two violations, punishable with a fine of Hr. 255-340 ($33-44), and said the footage must be examined for authenticity.

I lived for a bit right by there, on Tarasivska, which is a one way street perpendicular to the one the mayor drives off on. Anyway, one night I nearly got run over by a SUV speeding down the street--the wrong direction. I gestured angrily in their direction, then saw the "ВР" (VR) on the license plate presumably making it a car of a parliamentarian. Ticked me off even more.